Dromedary Meaning in English

word

US

ˈdɹɑməˌdɛɹi

DRAH-muh-DAIR-ee

UK

dɹˈəʊmdəɹi

dROHM-duh-ree

التعريف

A dromedary is a type of camel with a single hump, commonly found in deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Dromedary" is more scientific or specific than "camel"—it refers only to the one-hump desert camel, not the two-humped Bactrian camel. Mostly used in zoological, scientific, or educational contexts; in casual speech, "camel" is more common.

• Spanish: dromedario
• Portuguese (BR): dromedário
• Portuguese (PT): dromedário
• Chinese (Simplified): 单峰骆驼
• Chinese (Traditional): 單峯駱駝
• Hindi: एक कूबड़ वाला ऊँट
• Arabic: جَمَل ذو سَنَم واحد
• Bengali: দোমেদারি - এককুঁড়ি উট
• Russian: дромедар
• Japanese: ヒトコブラクダ
• Vietnamese: lạc đà một bướu
• Korean: 단봉낙타
• Turkish: deve (tek hörgüçlü) - dromedaryus
• Urdu: یک کوہان والا اونٹ
• Indonesian: unta unta dromedaris - unta berpunuk satu

جمل نموذجية

A dromedary has only one hump.

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Many dromedaries live in the Sahara Desert.

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The dromedary is used to carry goods across the desert.

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When you see a camel with just one hump, that's a dromedary.

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Unlike the Bactrian camel, the dromedary handles heat and dryness extremely well.

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Tourists often ride a dromedary when visiting Morocco.

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